Tag: December 2013
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Mobile Bay’s Top 13 Recipes of 2013
Drinks
Apple Ginger Whiskey Sours
This fall libation is lovely served fireside. Recipe featured in "Prey • Eat • Love, " November 2013
4 cups apple cider
1 1/3 cups packed light brown sugar
2/3...
Grit Lit
Tom Franklin burst upon the literary scene in 1999 with the publication of his award-winning short story collection “Poachers.” He followed up that impressive success in a methodical...
Spotlight: Maria Spies
Mobile native Maria Spies thrives on producing unique ceramic pieces for the benefit of mind and spirit, as well as for functional use. The talented potter has been...
The Christmas Gift
December in the Delta can be windswept, cold and lonely. At times, this is exactly what I’m looking for. During the Christmas holidays, I went...
Mobile Bay’s Top 15 Photos of 2013
ABOVE LEFT Explore the history of the iconic, wooden seacraft and locals’ obsession with it. Published in "The Life and Times of a Stauter, " October 2013. Photo by...
A Bar Pilot's Guide to LoDa
Whether you’re looking for a secluded night cap or a night-long rager, Mobile’s entertainment district has you covered. And while everybody may not know your name, they’ll...
Ask McGehee: Has Mobile ever had a white Christmas?
Although snow along the Gulf Coast is a bit of a phenomenon, it does occur, but unfortunately seldom in December. There have been a few exceptions.
On Dec. 31,...
Heavenly Manna
Christmas is a time when most people embrace the joy of giving. However, Shelia Smith, the amazing cook at downtown’s Government Street Presbyterian Church, exudes...
Glad Tidings
On the first Friday of every December, residents of North Reed Avenue know exactly where they’ll be: their annual progressive dinner party. At this highly anticipated gathering,...
The Naughty or Nice List
He’s making a list, checking it twice, and a few of you are in trouble. For some, the jolly old elf says, “Ho, ...